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  • Nurses: Advocating, leading, caring

    They walk the halls of Hurlburt Field's clinic, accomplishing everything from counseling a diabetic patient on proper nutrition to making the first immunizations a newborn receives as swift as possible. It's all in a day's work for the nurses and medical technicians of the 1st Special Operations

  • Kids get KUDOS during mock deployment

    Boys and girls donned camouflaged boonie hats as the war paint slathered on to their faces accentuated the excitement in their eyes. They eagerly put on Mission Oriented Protective Posture gear and struggle to put on the heavy metal-plated vests. The children then looked in wonder of the giant

  • Resiliency: Finding coping, growth

    Editor's note: This is part one in a five-part series on resiliency. The characters depicted in this series are fictional and any resemblance to real-life individuals is coincidental. Everyone loves a homecoming. All the spouses have dressed up in their finest and even the smallest revelers in their

  • Children take aim at an invasive species

    As protected and secure from external threats as a military installation can be, Hurlburt Field is still subject to a potential invasion.The invaders in question aren't hostile terrorists, unwanted solicitors or even human, but Osteopilus septentrionalis, or the Cuban tree frog. These warty, white

  • Remembering a "Guardian of the Night"

    The 1st Special Operations Wing lost another Air Commando March 7. He was an integral component of the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron with more than 30,000 hours of detection time and 15,000 hours of training throughout years of service.He was a combat veteran with service in

  • Senior Airman building block behind child development centers

    Donning an airman battle uniform and the signature red cap of a RED HORSE Airman, a somewhat familiar service member approaches the sliding glass doors of the Child Development Center East. The ladies behind the desk crane their necks to discern who this Airman may be. As she approaches through the

  • Read the fine print: Legal office is here to help

    You've just test-driven multiple vehicles and heard the car salesman's pitch about each car's horsepower and handling. After spending hours at the dealership, you just want nothing more than to leave with your new set of wheels.However, the only thing separating you from the keys is buried

  • Family Child Care caters to military families

    One of the most important decisions a parent can make is who they entrust to care for their children. Many parents explore multiple options, weighing the pros and cons of each, before arriving at their decision. While there are day care centers on and off base, they may not always match the unique

  • AADD tops records in 2011, builds on reform in 2012

    Like many of her fellow first-term Airmen, Airman 1st Class Rachel Whitlatch got her first taste of Hurlburt Field doing intense physical training sessions and a multitude of briefings while attending the Commando Pride Airmen Center in June 2010. While there, one presentation's message stood out

  • AFSO21: If it ain't broke, fix it anyway

    In a time of a changing Air Force, Hurlburt Field Airmen are continuously looking at ways to improve current business processes. The 1st Special Operations Wing's Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century program can help you identify and improve business processes that may be wasteful to an